Question 1

Is Applewood Community Corporation water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Applewood Community Corporation (PWS ID: MA2037013) has 103 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 500 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Applewood Community Corporation serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Applewood Community Corporation serves 500 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Boxborough or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 125 service connections. The operator address is listed in Boxborough, Massachusetts.

Question 3

What type of violations does Applewood Community Corporation have?

Accepted Answer

Applewood Community Corporation has 103 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 95 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Applewood Community Corporation water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Applewood Community Corporation under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Applewood Community Corporation use?

Accepted Answer

Applewood Community Corporation uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

Where does Applewood Community Corporation sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Applewood Community Corporation ranks #28,945 of 29,740 by people served, and #401 of 418 in Massachusetts. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Applewood Community Corporation's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Applewood Community Corporation has 103 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 26% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 74% of that cohort has fewer violations than Applewood Community Corporation. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
2,4-D	MR	3	1997
Radium-228	MR	2	2021
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	1995
Toxaphene	MR	2	1995
Dalapon	MR	2	1995
Diquat	MR	2	1995
OXAMYL	MR	2	1995
Simazine	MR	2	1995
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	1995
Dinoseb	MR	2	1995
Aldicarb sulfoxide	MR	2	1995
Aldicarb sulfone	MR	2	1995
Carbofuran	MR	2	1995
Atrazine	MR	2	1995
LASSO	MR	2	1995
2,3,7,8-TCDD	MR	2	1995
Heptachlor	MR	2	1995
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1995
Pentachlorophenol	MR	2	1995
Chlordane	MR	2	1995
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	2	1995
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	2	1995
Endothall	MR	2	1995
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	2	2006
Methoxychlor	MR	2	1995
2,4,5-TP	MR	2	1995
Aldicarb	MR	2	1995
Radium-226	MR	2	2021
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	1995
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	2	1995

Applewood Community Corporation

Applewood Community Corporation standing, high SDWIS violation third

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Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Applewood Community Corporation

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